Soldier pleads not guilty in Mont. shootinghe Associated Press
Posted : Thursday Feb 14, 2008 11:57:24 EST
POLSON, Mont. — A 19-year-old soldier from Bigfork has pleaded not guilty to murder in the New Year’s Eve shooting death of a Ferndale man, Clyde Wilson.
Ronald Petersen, who was on leave from the Army at the time of the shooting, entered the plea Wednesday in District Court in Polson.
Court records say Wilson’s girlfriend reported that someone broke into their home early on Dec. 31 and fired three shots at Wilson, killing him.
Prosecutors say Petersen’s brother, Ryan Gates, provided investigators the information needed to file charges against Petersen, who was arrested several weeks later at Fort Bragg, N.C.
Prosecutors have not released a motive in the case.
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